User manual ZYXEL PLA4201 FICHE TECHNIQUE

[. . . ] If you cannot contact your vendor, then contact a ZyXEL office for the region in which you bought the device. Please have the following information ready when you contact an office. Brief description of the problem and the steps you took to solve it. PLA4201 User's Guide 3 Document Conventions Document Conventions Warnings and Notes These are how warnings and notes are shown in this User's Guide. Warnings tell you about things that could harm you or your device. Note: Notes tell you other important information (for example, other things you may need to configure or helpful tips) or recommendations. Syntax Conventions · The PLA4201 may be referred to as the "PLA4201", the "ZyXEL device", the "device" or the "powerline adapter" in this User's Guide. · The PLA42xx Series Configuration Utility version 5. 2. 0 (AG) may be referred to as the "configuration utility" or the "utility" in this User's Guide. [. . . ] Table 4 Network Info Screen LABEL Adapter DESCRIPTION This field identifies which powerline network information is displayed. Different powerline networks are identified by the Ethernet interface (network card) connected directly to the PLA4201. Typically there is only one connection, however, if your computer has two network cards and both are connected to a PLA4201, then you have two powerline networks. The Central Coordinator of the powerline network is the powerline adapter which keeps track of which devices are part of the network as well as synchronizes communication within the powerline network. If the Central Coordinator is removed from the powerline network then another powerline adapter takes its place. This field displays the MAC address of the PLA4201 which is the Central Coordinator of the powerline network. The powerline adapters in your powerline network automatically select the Central Coordinator. Central Coordinator MAC The information provided in the following table reflects transmission rate information about the powerline adapters which communicate in your powerline network. The powerline adapters listed in this table are all the powerline adapters in your powerline network except the powerline adapter selected in the Configuration page of the configuration utility. In other words, if the Local powerline adapter is selected in the Configuration screen, then this table will display the rates of transmission from the powerline adapter connected to the computer running the configuration utility to all the Remote powerline adapters. Site This field displays: · · MAC Address Local, if it is the PLA4201 directly connected to the computer running the configuration utility. Remote, if it is a PLA4201 in your powerline network but not directly connected to the computer running the configuration utility. This field displays the MAC address of your powerline adapter. Figure 16 Priority Settings C D B E A Use this screen to configure priority settings for traffic from the powerline adapters on your network. Figure 17 Advanced Screen PLA4201 User's Guide 33 Chapter 4 The Configuration Utility The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 6 Advanced Screen LABEL Adapter DESCRIPTION This field identifies which powerline network information is displayed. Different powerline networks are identified by the Ethernet interface (network card) on your computer which is connected directly to a powerline adapter. However, if your computer has two network cards and both are connected to a powerline adapter, then you have two powerline networks. This field displays: · · Local, if it is the PLA4201 directly connected to the computer running the configuration utility. Remote, if it is a powerline adapter in your powerline network but not directly connected to the computer running the configuration utility. Site MAC Address This is a read-only field which shows the MAC address of the powerline adapter you are configuring. You can find the MAC address of your PLA4201 displayed on a sticker on the bottom of your device. Select a priority setting from the drop-down box for traffic FROM your selected device. The options, in order of importance, are High, Medium, Normal and Low. The new Priority setting is applied to the selected powerline adapter. Priority Save 4. 7 About Screen Use the About screen to view information regarding the configuration utility and firmware version of the PLA4201 you are connected to. [. . . ] You are subject to the restrictions of copyright laws and any other applicable laws, and will bear the consequences of any infringements thereof. ZyXEL bears NO responsibility or liability for your use of the download service feature. Make sure all data and programs on the PLA4201 are also stored elsewhere. ZyXEL is not responsible for any loss of or damage to any data, programs, or storage media resulting from the use, misuse, or disuse of this or any other ZyXEL product. Trademarks ZyNOS (ZyXEL Network Operating System) is a registered trademark of ZyXEL Communications, Inc. [. . . ]